The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-19
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| TAMPA, FLA. June l6.
Tampa just now is in a state of tran
sition. Her old charter has been abal-
ished and the new one going into effect
Anelection of city officials will be held
on the second Tuesday i'm July. Nearly
| every man you meet is a candidate for
some office.
The yellow fever scare is about over.
or the people have gotten used To it, as
| it is no longer the Sil-absorbing topic ON
the street corners and at table.
Building and real estate is booming.
The brick blocks of senator Wall and
L. >. Gid'iens x Co. are nearing compile
tion.
Petitions for the position of postmas-
ter are nearly as numerous as candidates
for city officers. Eight petitions are in
circulation. and the disciples of both po-
litical creeds are represented. Dr. Benja-
mine. the present incumbent, is a Re
publican but as he has given very gem
eral satisfaction in the conduct of the
business of the office it is highly proba-
BILE he will be retained, if he keeps out
of active pohtics,
w. y. Conoly left night before last for
Washington, and he saws he will not re-
turn until lac has secured his commits
sion as postmaster Of Tampa.
The garrison question. Fort Brooke
| reservation, II temporarily dropped by
all not personally interested, To give
place Ia the more exciting discussion of
the yellow fever quarantine and the ap-
preaching city elections,
The garrison is being gradually built
up with a very inferior grade of houses
and novels, and will before long, unless
some action is taken TO stop it, be an
eyesore instead of an ornament to the
city.
The new steamer "Alafia'' has arrived
and is making daily trips to Penn-an-
other feeder To Tampa.
Frequent excursions To Egmont Key
at the passage between Tampa Bay and
the Gulf, and cruises in sail vessels down
the coast satisfies the average Tampaite's
desire for change.
Both the saw mills and ice factories
are again in operation. through the gem
ial faces of the Missing Tourist is
missing only one hotel (the Plant is
closed in consequence.
The Tampa Street Railroad Company
is laying more track taking in North
Tampa via the hrickyard.
\ large force of hands is engaged cut
ting out the right of way for the extern
sion of the South Florida Railroad to its
final terminus at Brushy Point, on old
Tampa Bay nine miles south of Tampa.
Work on the company's wharf there
will soon be commenced. 1t is not at all
probable this extension Will he detrimen-
tai To Tampa, as has been predicted by
some profe sionai croakers: but will
tend just the other way as the COM
pany owns all or nearly all of the land
at the terminus and will not sell but des-
sign making a permanent quarantine
station there where mail baggage. etc.
may be disnfected, and hospital built
To meet future contingencies.
No communication with Tampa will
then be necessary. The continuation of
the road will only take the place of the
present line of transfer. steamers run
at such great expense To the company
and risk to the city.
Under the new charter Tampa EN-
braces a large area and popuIation in
cluding Hbor City of nearly 1000 souls.
Will write again soon and tell you
how the candidates aud postmaster are
getting on. GEO. BOOKER